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  1. Bengal B

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    Dodgers get to rent Darvish for 2 months. Damn, I wish the Astros could have got him.
     
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    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    Fucking astros gm blew it. Had Britton from the os a done deal when their stupid Jerry Jones type owner Peter Angelo's nixes it at the last second. Didn't have a backup plan.
     
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    Jokgu the Chicken can play America the Beautiful on the piano.

    Forward to the 1:05 mark.

     
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    The name of Canada has been in use since the earliest European settlement in Canada, with the name originating from a First Nations word kanata for "Big Village." Upon Confederation in 1867, the name Canada was officially adopted for the new Dominion, which was commonly referred to as the Dominion of Canada until after World War II
     
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    For 150 years male Anheiser-Busch heir were fed a few drops of Budweiser before even tasting their mother's milk.
     
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    The mango is the national fruit of India. The Bengal Tiger is the national animal.
     
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    Pope Leo XIII appeared in an advertisement for cocaine lace wine in the 1880's.
     
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    Clark Kent's middle name is Joseph.
     
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    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    During the 1914 1st Battle of the Marne, German troops had Paris surrounded and were poised to move in, until the French army rallied by rushing 6,000 reserve troops to the front lines in commandeered taxi cabs.
     
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    Now the troops would have to get their own Uber rides.
     

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